Cam Newton receives apology from former Patriots QB: ‘I have no clue what’s going on in a player’s head’
By Keith Farner
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Former New England Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak made some headlines in recent days with comments about Cam Newton and rap music.
Zolak on Sunday issued an apology to Newton after comments from Thursday when he said on 98.5 The Sports Hub, “I’d turn off the rap music first of all, because I think it’s distracting for Cam,” Zolak said, per the Sporting News. “In between every throw, he’s dancing. He makes a throw and the music’s still cranking.”
After those comments were met with criticism, Zolak issued the apology.
“I was trying to evaluate Cam through the process of his first couple of throws, and I blamed music for being a distraction in his preparation in between a couple of throws he had,” Zolak said. “And I reference the genre of rap that was being played. That’s something I know that’s drawn attention for being racially insensitive. I’m sorry for that comment. I didn’t need to make that comment. I should not even ever bring any sort of music into play, because I have no clue what’s going on in a player’s head.”
Scott Zolak: “Bill needs to turn off the rap music because Cam is dancing to it between throws today.”
Tom Brady:
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
